SAN JOSE – While the Sharks still don’t know who they’ll be playing in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs just yet, they at least have a tentative start date.
If the Predators pull off the upset of the Ducks in Game 7 at Honda Center on Wednesday night, San Jose will host Game 1 at SAP Center, likely on Friday. If the Ducks win, the Sharks’ charter will be headed to Anaheim to open up Game 1, also likely on Friday.
That means more time off for the club, and coach Pete DeBoer is concerned about the Sharks going a full week between playoff games after they wrapped up the Kings series in five games last Friday.